Mladen Bartolović
Mladen Bartolović (born 10 April 1977 in Zavidovići, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian retired football player.[1] Although he spent almost his entire career in Croatia, he was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mladen Bartolović | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Zavidovići, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Krivaja | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Segesta | ||
| 1998–2003 | Cibalia | 98 | (24) |
| 2000–2001 | → 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | 24 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | NK Zagreb | 47 | (12) |
| 2006–2009 | Hajduk Split | 70 | (14) |
| 2009–2010 | Foolad | 27 | (1) |
| 2010–2015 | Cibalia | 113 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2016 | Cibalia (youth) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bedem Ivankovo | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cibalia | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2007 | |||
Club career
Bartolović never played football before he was 16. He loved basketball, but during the Bosnian War, there were no basketball club active, so he decided to try himself as a football player. He formerly played for HNK Čapljina, Cibalia Vinkovci, Dinamo Zagreb, 1. FC Saarbrücken,[2] Segesta Sisak, NK Zagreb and spent three seasons with Hajduk Split.
He moved to Foolad Khuzestan in summer 2009, becoming a player in the starting lineup for the team in his first season in the Iran Pro League.
International career
He made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a June 2003 European Championship qualification match away against Romania and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals.[3] His final international was a November 2008 friendly match against Slovenia.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club[5] | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 6 |
| Total | Iran | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Foolad | Persian Gulf Cup | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 |
| Total | Iran | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Career total | 60 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 | ||
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 2006 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali |  Malta | 3–1 | 5–2 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
References
- "Mladen Bartolović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- German career stats - FuPa
- Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- "Bartolovic, Mladen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 September 2013.